Navigating the obesogenic environment: How psychological sensitivity to the food environment and self-regulatory competence are associated with adolescent unhealthy snacking

Eating Behaviors

Volumn 17, Issue , 2015, Pages 19-22

  Stok, F Marijn ^a,b   De Vet, Emely ^c   Wardle, Jane ^d   Chu, Maria T ^d,e   De Wit, John ^f   De Ridder, Denise T D ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Eating behavior; Obesogenic environment; Power of food; Self regulation; Snacking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING HABIT; EUROPEAN; FAST FOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD ENVIRONMENT; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH FOOD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL SENSITIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL SENSITIVITY; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; CHILD; ENVIRONMENT; FOOD; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONTROL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FOOD; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; SELF REPORT; SELF-CONTROL; SNACKS;

EID: 84918497126     PISSN: 14710153     EISSN: 18737358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2014.12.003     Document Type: Article

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